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Tuberculosis en jornaleros migrantes indígenas en Sonora
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2013-09-01)
Eeach year about 13,000 indigenous laborers migrate to work in the agricultural fields of Sonora, but little is known about their incidence of tuberculosis (TB) or how their perceptions and those of health personnel are ...
El arte de contar cuentos y rendir cuentas. La revisión de las cuentas públicas del Gobierno de Sonora, 2004-2010
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2013-01-30)
This article examines the oversight of public accounts in five agencies of the Sonora State Government between 2004 and 2012. The research question is how effective is the audit carried out by the Superior Institute of ...
Percepción ciudadana del manejo de residuos sólidos municipales. El caso Riviera Nayarit
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2013-09-01)
The problems caused by the mismanagement of municipal solid waste (MSW) could generate economic and environmental conflicts in the socalled Nayarit Riviera, composed of the San Blas, Compostela, and Bahia de Banderas ...
Interacciones de pesquerías ribereñas en Bahía Magdalena-Almejas, Baja California Sur
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2012-01-01)
To contribute to the development of a conceptual model of small scale fisheries operating inside the Magdalena-Almejas Bay area in Baja California Sur, Mexico, the relative importance of 14 fisheries was ranked. The rating ...
Legislative opposition and political patronage. Public Sector Wages in Mexican States (2001-2012)Oposición legislativa y patronazgo político. Gasto en empleo público de los estados en México, 2001-2012
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2018-01-01)
This article argues that political patronage depends on the opposition’s bargaining strength in Congress. This hypothesis is tested by analyzing Mexican state governments’ public spending on salaries. Statistical information ...
Discrimination, poverty and vulnerability: the intricacies of social inequality in MexicoDiscriminación, pobreza y vulnerabilidad: los entresijos de la desigualdad social en México
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2018-01-01)
This article presents an approach to the study of the relationship between discrimination and poverty in Mexico. By using the databases of the 2010 National Survey on Discrimination, the importance of poverty is quantified ...
Deluges of Grandeur: Water, Territory, and Power on Northwest Mexico's Río Mayo, 1880-1910Diluvios de grandeza: agua, territorio y poder en el río Mayo en el noroeste de México, 1880-1910
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2012-01-01)
Northwest Mexico's irrigation area, part of which is known today as Irrigation District 038, or El Valle del Mayo, arises from historical struggles to build an official order within a diverse realm of signs, symbols, ...
Aplicación del Código de Conducta para la Pesca Responsable en el golfo de California
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2010-01-01)
To evaluate adherence to the provisions of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries in the Gulf of California, a survey was applied to 148 stakeholders (fishermen, managers, academics and fish farmers).The ...
Mexican children’s social welfare according to international migration links: an approachEl bienestar social de la niñez mexicana según vínculos migratorios internacionales: una aproximación
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2018-03-01)
Since the start of the 21st century, a positive view of the effects of international migration on promotion of development of origin countries, especially regarding remittances, remains. The aim here is to examine the ...
Plurality and legal loopholes in eco-laws related to protected natural areas within state jurisdiction in MexicoPluralidad y lagunas jurídicas en ecoleyes relacionadas con áreas naturales protegidas de competencia estatal en México
(El Colegio de Sonora, 2018-02-12)
This article discusses plurality and legal loopholes in protected natural areas in Mexico, considering them a key tool for the conservation of hundreds of species and ecosystems. Based on the legislation in force until ...